The Athletic.

Welcome to Day 3 of the World Cup here in Qatar.

Coming up, we'll take a deep dive into the standout performance so far as England routed Iran 6-2. So the goals flowed, the

games came thick and fast and that steps up today with the first day of four matches

including Leonel Massey kicking off his final World Cup but the

controversy off the field shows no signs of abating. I'm Adam Leventhal and this is

the Athletic Football Podcast. England have six in a game for a second World Cup in a row. Well with me today is the athletics to England writers Jack Pitt Brooke and Oliver

Kay who were both there to see the demolition of Iran yesterday. I was at Netherlands against Senegal

thanks to two late goals including one from Rising Star Cody Gatburg.

You can read all about him on the athletics radar.

Jack let's start off with you.

You've sort of pulled apart that performance

and you were impressed by England,

but not necessarily

ensues, is that fair enough?

I thought England were good.

I thought they were very patient and efficient,

and then they were ruthless.

They scored basically all of their attacks.

I just don't think that, I think some people have looked

at the score line and thought,

this was a new buccaneering England playing a new way

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